Apo Flies Away

Updated Jan. 20, 1999 12:01 a.m. ET

After a treaty intended to establish a permanent International Criminal Court was negotiated last year in Rome, the British Foreign Office said the institution would "help to tackle the grotesque paradox whereby the killer of one person is more likely to be brought to justice than the killer of thousands." Here's another for governments to ponder: How is it a former Chilean president implicated in the deaths or disappearances of roughly 3,000 people remains in custody in England, while a Kurdish terrorist, likely responsible for more than 30,000 deaths, was put quietly on a private jet Saturday, destination...